How long does a water filter last?

Junior30 wrote:
What are the potential issues with this if i'm not drinking the water. Is everyone here drinking the water from the faucet and is that the only reason for better filtering?

The Camco filter like pictured above is not the best for removing particulate from the water, I think they filter 20 micron particles. The Camco is more for removing taste from the water. There are better filtration systems that will remove particles as small as 2 microns. You can't see a 2 micron particle, nor can you see a 20 micron particle, so you'll never know what is being filtered, but if you are concerned, get a filter that can filter smaller particles.

We always drink from the water faucet when hooked up to city water with the Camco filter. Without the filter, we won't drink it. We use it to remove odd tastes. Our water at home is filtered and is tasteless, how we like it. Our seasonal campground has wells. We have never had issues with the water since we have been camping there.

We've only been to 1 campground that I can remember where I was a little concerned about the water. It was an old campground and I noticed the previously clean water filter was turning orange. The water out of the faucet was clear without a tint and taste, but I'm guessing the pipes were pretty rusty. I noticed it a few days after we setup camp and stopped drinking water from the tap there. That was in our previous camper a type of filter where the filter is in a glass/plastic container and you can see the water going through the filter.

If you stay in a campground you are unsure about the quality, just don't drink it. We usually travel with an almost full tank of fresh water in a tank that is sanitized twice a year in case we encounter a park we are not familiar with and not sure about the quality of the water.

-Michael